Version Control with Subversion, 2nd Edition
by C. Michael Pilato, Ben Collins-Sussman, Brian W. Fitzpatrick
Name
svn move — Move a file or directory.
Synopsis
svn moveSRC...DST
Description
This command moves files or directories in your working copy or in the repository.
Tip
This command is equivalent to an svn copy followed by svn delete.
When moving multiple sources, they will be added as children
of DST, which must be a directory.
Note
Subversion does not support moving between working copies and URLs. In addition, you can only move files within a single repository—Subversion does not support cross-repository moving. Subversion supports the following types of moves within a single repository:
- WC → WC
Move and schedule a file or directory for addition (with history).
- URL → URL
Complete server-side rename.
Alternate names
mv, rename, ren.
Changes
Working copy; repository if operating on a URL.
Accesses repository
Only if operating on a URL.
Options
--editor-cmdEDITOR--encodingENC--file (-F)FILE--force --force-log --message (-m)TEXT--parents --quiet (-q) --revision (-r)REV--with-revpropARG
Examples
Move a file in your working copy:
$ svn move foo.c bar.c A bar.c D foo.c
Move several files in your working copy into a subdirectory:
$ svn move baz.c bat.c qux.c src A src/baz.c D baz.c A src/bat.c D bat.c A src/qux.c D qux.c
Move a file in the repository (this is an immediate commit, so it requires a commit message):
$ svn move -m "Move a file" http://svn.red-bean.com/repos/foo.c \
http://svn.red-bean.com/repos/bar.c
Committed revision 27.